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Walter Shipman at the Mechanics’ Institute Chess Club of San Francisco in 2009. (Photo Richard Shorman) American chess has suffered a great loss with… Read More »
For more information, please contact: Kiley Herndon Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (314) 283-7068 kherndon@saintlouischessclub.org… Read More »
Samir Alazawi, originally from Baghdad, Iraq, and now of Carmichael, California, has won the 2013 Electronic Knights Championship. Samir took a...… Read More »
This year's Women's World Championship in Tehran, Iran (February 10-March 4) was a site of both fierce chess and controversy. In an Open letter to...… Read More »
"Blundering your queen immediately is bad, not blundering your queen is good." Amateur player Eliot Rosenstock gives some insight and wisdom into how… Read More »
For months, the chess world has awaited Magnus Carlsen's cameo on the Simpsons.Read More »
Viktor Korchnoi on the cover of April 1981 Chess Life Magazine Induction Ceremony Will Kick Off the 2017 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s...Read… Read More »
The North American Youth Championship heads to Morristown, New Jersey from July 12-16. The Official FIDE event is split into 12 sections, Girls and… Read More »
Just over a year ago, the directors and coaches of the top three collegiate chess programs in Texas, including Texas Tech University, the University… Read More »
The First New York State Girls Team and Individual Championships was full of friendly faces. Girls said hello to each other, made jokes, and...Read… Read More »

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